Beginnings

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and up-and-coming comedians, musicians, writers and artists about their earliest creative acts and about other formative childhood experiences.

Happy New Year's Eve, friends! Instead of a new guest this
week - I didn't want them to get lost in the holiday shuffle - I
thought I'd try something I haven't done in a few years. I used to
do bonus episodes of the show called "Field Guides" where I'd talk
to people about the actual steps they took to create a...

On today's episode, I talk to musician Gabby Smith, the woman
behind the band Eskimeaux. As Gabby puts it
in an interview with Stereogum, Eskimeaux began slightly to spite
an ex-boyfriend that accused her of not doing anything. So
overnight in 2007, she recorded her first album. Since then she's
released a number of...

On today's episode, I talk to comedy writer Daniel
Kibblesmith. Originally from Chicago, Daniel has has done many
cool comedy things in his career. This includes being
a contributing writer for The Onion News Network, writing for
Buzzfeed and ClickHole, producing exclusive videos for Funny or Die
and The Best...

On today's episode, I talk to painter and
singer-songwriter Ed Askew. Born in Stamford, Connecticut in
1940, Ed left in the early '60s to attend Yale Art School. In 1967,
he moved to New York in the middle of the burgeoning Greenwich
Village folk scene, and met Bernard Stollman, the founder of the
ESP-Disk label, which...

On today's episode, I talk to comedian Mehran Khaghani.
Born in London to Iranian parents, Mehran grew up partly in Iran
and mostly in the suburbs of Boston. In 2007, he began pursuing
stand-up as a career and quickly became a Boston favorite,
prompting his move to New York. And not only was Mehran on the
latest season...

About the Podcast

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and on-their-way-up comedians, musicians, writers, artists and thinkers about their earliest creative acts, their formative childhood experiences, and how they've developed both creatively and emotionally over the years. Beginnings is part therapy, part philosophy and almost all fascinating (95% according to FDA studies).